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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3083-1 (mutt - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
9 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
A flaw was discovered in mutt, a text-based mailreader. A specially crafted mail header could cause mutt to crash, leading to a denial of service condition.
Affected Software
Affected Software
mutt on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.21-6.2+deb7u3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.23-2. We recommend that you upgrade your mutt packages.